Serving-table.



PATENTED JAN. 28, 1908.

H. VOGLER.

SERVING TABLE.

APPLIOATION FILED FEB.26,1907.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY VOGLER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN HENRYWOLF,

OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

SERVING-TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 28, 1908.

, T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY VOGLER, a citizen of the United States, andresident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Serving-Tables, of which the following is aspecification containing a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to a serving table, which is particularly adaptedfor use upon ordinary dinner tables, or it may be used upon tables inrestaurants, buffets, or dining cars.

The object of' my invention is to provide a rotating platform, orcarrier, which is arranged u on a table and which is adapted to receiveishes or receptacles containing the food to be served upon the table,and which carrier can be readily rotated so as to conveniently bring anyparticular dish or receptacle immediately in front of all of the personsseated at the table.

To the above pur oses, my invention consists in certain noveffeatures ofconstruction and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter morefully set forth, pointed out in the claims, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a dining table, on the center of which islocated my improved platform or carrier and on which platform are showna number of dishes; Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section taken on theline 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of the rotaryplatform or carrier, parts there of being broken away.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings:1 designates a baseplate, H which is preferably constructed of heavy sheet metal incircular form, and which is removably located on the center of a table.Fixed to the center of said plate is a block 2, in the top of which isformed a semicircular recess 3, which serves as a bearing for asemicircular block 4, which is fixed to the under side and center of across frame 5. the under sides and outer ends of this cross frame arerollers or casters 6 which bear on top of the base plate 1, thuspermitting the frame to freely rotate upon said base plate.

Fixed to Fixed to the cross frame 5 is a platform or carrier 7, which ispreferably constructed of sheet metal, circular in form, and having itsedge beaded, as designated by 8.

Fixed to the center of the frame 5, and projecting upwardly therefrom,is a tubular standard 9, in the upper end of which is arranged forrotation a stem 10, and carried thereby is a disk 11, preferably ofsheet metal, and having its edge beaded, as designated by 12.

The dishes or rece tacles containing the food to be served are ocated ontherotating platform or carrier 7, and also upon the disk 11, and thepersons seated at the table by engaging the edges of said carrier anddisk can readily rotate the same in either direction to bring thedifferent dishes into convenient positions to be served.

The rollers or casters 6 support the weight of the dishes or receptaclesand the contents thereof, and provide for the free rotation of theplatform or carrier in either direction.

A serving table of my improved construc tion is simple, inexpensive,easily 0 erated, can bereadily removed from the tab e whenever desired,and provides simple means for conveniently holding and carrying food tobe served at a dining table.

I claim: A serving table, comprising a base plate, a block fixed to thecenter thereof in the top of which is formed a semi circular recess, across frame arranged above the base, a semi circular block fixed to thecenter thereof and operating in the recess in the block on the baseplate, rollers fixed to the subscribing witnesses.

HENRY VOGLER. Witnesses M; P. SMITH,

E. L. WALLACE.

